Table 2

Kinetic parameters of VEGF in the healthy tissue (human vastus lateralis muscle)


Measured parameters
Tissue parameters

Value
Unit
Value
Unit

VEGF binding to VEGFR1
kon
3 107
M-1 s-1
4.8 10-1
(pmol/cm3 tissue)-1 s-1
koff
10-3
s-1


Kd
33
pM
2.0 10-3
pmol/cm3 tissue

VEGF binding to VEGFR2
kon
107
M-1 s-1
1.6 10-1
(pmol/cm3 tissue)-1 s-1
koff
10-3
s-1


Kd
100
pM
6.4 10-3
pmol/cm3 tissue

VEGF165 binding to NRP1
kon
3.2 106
M-1 s-1
5.1 10-2
(pmol/cm3 tissue)-1 s-1
koff
10-3
s-1


Kd
312
pM
2.0 10-2
pmol/cm3 tissue

VEGF165 binding to GAGs
kon
4.2 105
M-1 s-1
6.7 10-3
(pmol/cm3 tissue)-1 s-1
koff
10-2
s-1


Kd
24
nM
1.5
pmol/cm3 tissue

Coupling of NRP1 & VEGFR2
kcV165R2, N1
3.1 1013
(mol/cm2)-1 s-1
2.8 10-1
(pmol/cm3 tissue)-1 s-1
koffV165R2,N1
10-3
s-1


kcV165N1,R2
1014
(mol/cm2)-1 s-1
9.2 10-1
(pmol/cm3 tissue)-1 s-1
koffV165N1,R2
10-3
s-1



VEGFR1 coupling to NRP1
kcR1,N1
1014
(mol/cm2)-1 s-1
9.2 10-1
(pmol/cm3 tissue)-1 s-1
kdissocR1,N
10-2
s-1



VEGFR internalization
kint,R
2.8 10-4
s-1


kint,C
2.8 10-4
s-1



The derivation of these parameters is found in [6]. In this table, 6.24 107 (pmol/cm3 tissue)/M and 1.09 1014 (pmol/cm3 tissue)/(mol/cm2 EC). Here, M = moles/liter available interstitial fluid volume.

Stefanini et al. BMC Systems Biology 2008 2:77   doi:10.1186/1752-0509-2-77